August 3, 1998

This issue featured Michael Barone's reassessment of President Ulysses S. Grant's historical legacy, examining Frank Scaturro's work "President Grant Reconsidered." The magazine also explored deeper cultural themes, including Waller R. Newell's examination of the crisis of manliness and Edward T. Oakes's analysis of Martin Heidegger's relationship to Nazism. Additionally, the issue included John Podhoretz's review of Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan," highlighting contemporary cultural commentary alongside historical scholarship.